environmental law
nounUK /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl lɔː/
US /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl lɑː/
Environmental law is the set of rules that keep our air, water, and land clean and safe.
Environmental law stops factories from dumping dirty water into rivers.
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2. The rules about how people and companies must treat nature and natural resources.
She studied environmental law to help protect forests.
3. Laws that deal with pollution, waste, and protecting animals and plants.
The new environmental law makes it illegal to cut down old trees.
4. The legal rules that governments use to keep the environment healthy.
Environmental law requires companies to clean up spills quickly.